Johnson, who took the speaker role in a MAGA-led revolt against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, faces a difficult path in retaking the position. He will have to contend with a slim 5-vote GOP majority in January when the caucus chooses a speaker. Any alternative candidate could block Johnson’s selection with just a handful of votes.

President-elect Donald Trump sided with Elon Musk in his opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson 's bill to temporarily fund the government as Congress scrambles to pass a spending bill with only two days before the deadline to avoid a shutdown.

Elon Musk has again found himself in the conversation for a powerful government position, this time as potential House speaker.

Sen. Mike Lee predicts that House Speaker Mike Johnson will not remain speaker, calling for Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the role next.

Lee has had a meeting of the minds with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who will run the Department of Government Efficiency for the Trump administration

GOP interim spending bill passed with Democratic Support just before a midnight deadline that would have shut government down

Fox & Friends co-host Lawrence Jones spoke to Trump and reported that the president-elect is not bothered by Democratic taunts that Elon Musk is the President.

Posts by Elon Musk on 'X' X-ed-out a bipartisan stopgap budget deal to fund the government and avoid a midnight Friday shut down deadline.

Elon Musk is flexing his political muscle on Capitol Hill this week - helping sink a bipartisan government funding bill. Washington Post Congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post national editor Phil Rucker,

The very anti-gay Mike Johnson is taking it from both ends. And his House Speakership, once again, is in jeopardy.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke to reporters just after the House passed a funding bill hours before a deadline to avert a federal government shutdown.